trustee-liability

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-104 Commerzbank AG v. U.S. Bank, N.A. Second Circuit 2024-07-31 Denied Response Waived choice-of-law conflict-of-laws contract-dispute contract-law fiduciary-obligation restatement-analysis restatement-second securities-industry securities-trade third-party-activities trustee-liability Whether the Restatement's choice-of-law analysis for contract claims is properly determined by the actions and expectations of the contract parties, n…
23-1166 VSHPHH Trust v. United States, et al. Third Circuit 2024-04-29 Denied Response Waived asset-transfer bankruptcy civil-procedure debtor debtor-obligations nominee nominee-theory third-circuit-ruling third-party-beneficiary trustee-liability trusts Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit err in concluding that a trustee of a trust established for the benefit of third parties …
18-7231 Mark J. Avery v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-01-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial good-faith good-faith-defense money-laundering specific-intent trust trustee-liability wire-fraud Where the defendant, trustee of a private trust charged with wire fraud and money laundering based on his non-disclosure and misspending involving tru…